Is it possible for me to do IVF if I want to? No. Infertility treatment should follow the principles of diagnosis before treatment, simple before complex, and cheap before expensive. There is a principle of treatment, but not the more expensive the better, to treat the symptoms. Any treatment has its positive and negative sides, advantages and disadvantages. In general, there is always general guidance, then medication, specialized surgical treatment and then assisted fertility treatment. Simple cases can be achieved with simple treatment, and special cases are those where IVF may not be effective. We emphasize on symptomatic treatment, simple when it should be simple, when it needs to be complicated, it has to cost something, and it has to be abandoned when it should be abandoned in special cases. It is important to treat moderately and not over-treat or ineffectively. Is there any age limit for IVF treatment Theoretically, there is no age limit, but in practice we do not advocate IVF treatment for patients of advanced age; the success rate for patients over 40 years old is already very low, and even more so for those over 45 years old. On the contrary, these patients also have the problems of high risk and high cost of treatment, and even if they are successful, there are still family and social problems, and the huge age difference will affect the child’s growth, upbringing, psychology, and old age, and so on. Is IVF treatment safe IVF treatment has risks, including drug side effects, surgical risks and pregnancy risks. Drug side effects commonly include allergic reaction, ovarian hyperstimulation, weight gain, fatigue, etc. In the long run, it may also lead to early menopause, and hormonal stimulation may also be related to the development of tumors. Surgical risks include infections, bleeding, damage to internal organs, etc. Pregnancy risks include miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and multiple births. It is generally believed that babies born after conventional IVF treatment do not differ from those born normally, but their long-term status remains to be further observed. It is theoretically possible that ICSI may pass on to the next generation some abnormal chromosomes, mutated genes or other genetic defects that affect male fertility, and the operation itself may result in some unknown alterations in that embryo. Therefore, the decision whether to undergo IVF treatment should be based on clear medical indications, and unnecessary IVF treatment should not be performed. IVF Treatment Costs A complete IVF treatment cycle costs around$30,000 and varies with individual tests and treatments. Specialized treatments such as ICSI, embryo freezing, blastocyst culture, assisted hatching, etc. are also available at an additional cost. Does IVF treatment hurt? Generally speaking, there will be pain during egg retrieval, but the doctor will use a moderate amount of sedative pain medication, so it is completely tolerable and patients do not need to feel afraid. A small number of patients with ovarian hyperstimulation will experience abdominal distension and abdominal pain, which can be relieved in a short period of time with appropriate treatment. Of course injections can be painful, so if you’re particularly afraid of injections, it’s something to think about. Can IVF treatment choose gender Many patients will have this idea and want to have a boy or a girl. It is very unfortunate that our current policy does not allow this and it is technically difficult. We don’t want to break the law, and you shouldn’t ask us for this, okay? What is second generation IVF and is it more advanced than first generation IVF The so-called first generation and second generation is just a colloquial and informal term. During the conventional IVF treatment, the eggs and sperms are processed and placed in a specific environment. After a certain period of time, the sperms and eggs will naturally combine together to become a fertilized egg, a process that we commonly refer to as the first generation of IVF. However, if the quality or quantity of sperm is abnormal, after a certain period of time, the sperm and egg will not combine together to become a fertilized egg, and then we need to use a special method to fertilize the egg, which is the Intracytoplasmic Single Sperm Injection (ICSI), which is also known as the second-generation IVF technique, where a sperm is forcibly injected into an egg under a microscope by drawing it up with a capillary injection needle to fertilize the egg. The so-called generation here is not a turnover of technology, like computer technology, which gets better with each generation. The second generation of IVF is not more advanced than the first generation. In fact, the first generation is the result of natural selection, which can ensure the selection of the strongest sperm to fertilize the egg, reflecting the natural principle of survival of the fittest, whereas the second generation does not reflect this principle. Firstly, we are only randomly selecting sperms within a limited range, and the possibility of selecting the strongest sperms is not very high; secondly, the injection itself will cause some damage to the egg, thus leaving a potential risk, and then the cost is much higher. The cost is also considerably higher. Therefore, we say that it is better to be able to do the first generation, but if the quality or quantity of sperm is abnormal, or the previous first generation treatment did not fertilize or was poorly fertilized, in order to avoid the situation of non-fertilization, then you should choose to undergo the second generation of IVF treatment. This is the second best option. Can you have twins with IVF treatment It is entirely possible, but not guaranteed. The rate of twins in a natural pregnancy is a little more than 1%, while the rate of twins after IVF treatment can be 20% or even higher, and the rate of triplets can be 1-3%. But doctors can’t “customize” it, first you have to get pregnant, otherwise …… it’s good enough to have one, don’t you think?